THEME EXPLORATION

rural escapism

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Touki Bouki
Touki Bouki
1973 · Djibril Diop Mambéty
Femmes Fatales
Femmes Fatales
1976 · Bertrand Blier
Diary of a Country Priest
Diary of a Country Priest
1951 · Robert Bresson
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 · F. W. Murnau
Das Madchen vom Moorhof
Das Madchen vom Moorhof
1935 · Douglas Sirk
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
1965 · Sergei Parajanov
Miroirs No. 3
Miroirs No. 3
2025 · Christian Petzold
Amarcord
Amarcord
1973 · Federico Fellini
Earth
Earth
1930 · Alexander Dovzhenko
Barbie
Barbie
2023 · Greta Gerwig
Heavenly Creatures
Heavenly Creatures
1994 · Peter Jackson
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Terrence Malick USA

His films like 'The New World' and 'A Hidden Life' ethereally depict rural landscapes as spiritual sanctuaries offering escape from modern civilization.

 Ken Loach UK

His documentarian approach to rural British life in films like 'Kes' reveals both the beauty and hardship of countryside escapism with unflinching authenticity.

 Hayao Miyazaki Japan

His Studio Ghibli animations consistently celebrate rural Japanese villages and natural environments as magical retreats from urban pressures and modernity.